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For a girl barely in her teens, JoJo has accomplished quite a bit. Her singing talent brought her early success on TV shows like Kids Say the Darndest Things, The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Rosie O'Donnell Show. Although she didn't win the America's Most Talented Kids competition, the experience gave her contacts that eventually led to a multi-album recording contract. This, in turn, led to a debut release, JoJo, which climbed the charts and spawned record-breaking singles like "Leave (Get Out)" and "Baby It's You."

However, JoJo's fame is still nascent. JoJo may be well-known in tween and teen circles, but she still has far to go before she'll be considered the next Britney. Only time will tell if she has staying power, and isn't just another flash in the teenybopper pan. She said, " I'm not Britney mark two. It's unfair that people compare us. I guess we are both young artists but we're totally different".

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JoJo JoJo -- birth name Joanna Levesque -- was born on December 20, 1990, in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Her father was a blues singer, while her mother, Diana, sang in a church choir. JoJo's parents divorced when she was 4 years old, and she lived with her mother, moving often. By the time of her parents' split, JoJo had already started singing nursery rhymes and pop songs.

When JoJo was 6, she tried out for and performed on Kids Say the Darndest Things, impressing host Bill Cosby with her rendition of "Respect." The exposure got JoJo additional appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Rosie O'Donnell Show; she went on to sing at a Celtics game and even at the Republican National Convention.

JoJo first made her mark as a child prodigy performing on such shows as Kids Say the Darndest Things, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and America's Most Talented Kids. Now she's turned into a teen sensation with the singles "Leave (Get Out)" and "Baby It's You," both from her debut album, JoJo.

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JoJo's early fame had its dark side. Even before hitting it big, it was apparent that her schoolmates were jealous of her talent. "You could see very early on that the girls wanted to be like Joanna," said her first-grade teacher, Julia Haney. But when they couldn't, they got mean, especially once she made it on TV.

Adding to JoJo's childhood woes was her family's financial situation. Her mother Diana made a meager living as a cleaning lady, and the two shared a run-down, one-bedroom apartment. JoJo had to make do with reduced-price lunches, hand-me-down clothes, and shopping at Wal-Mart and Kmart.

In 2002, JoJo performed on TV's America's Most Talented Kids competition. She lost, describing the experience as "terrible," but some good came from it. An audience member, impressed with JoJo's performance, introduced her to producer Vincent Herbert. Herbert signed JoJo to a multi-album deal with Blackground Records.

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Joanna Levesque was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. Her mother, a church soloist and theatre performer, would sing hymns when Joanna was a baby. She grew up being a big fan of Whitney Houston, Etta James, Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald. A few years later she wanted to show her talent to the world and found an audition for "Kids Say the Darndest Things" (1998). She appeared at the audition and was allowed into the episode on the spot. Then, at Bill Cosby's request, she performed "Respect" for the audience, and got an amazing response from Cosby. That's when the calls started pouring in. First Oprah Winfrey asked her to appear on her super-popular talk show, followed by the Republican National Convention, the Boston Celtics, and Rosie O'Donnell. However, it was at the 2001 Gospelfest that she brought an entire crowd to its feet. Next she auditioned for "America's Most Talented Kid" (2003) competition. She didn't win, but she met a man named James Womack, who introduced her to an executive at Da Family Entertainment. She signed with them, and was offered two contracts before finding her match with Blackground Records. Before her single "Leave (get out)" came out she toured with the prince of R'n'B, Mr Usher Raymond himself. Finally her single came out and went directly to the top of the American charts.

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